AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
20Single-core—
22Multi-core—
20.6Gamingspec-based52.5
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 3 12008 spec wins — Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Lower launch price: $109 vs $12,299
Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
- 800% higher cores: 36 vs 4
- 800% higher threads: 36 vs 4
- 700% higher Max memory: 512 GB vs 64 GB
- 200% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 4
- 79% lower process: 3 nm vs 14 nm
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2026 |
| Socket | AM4 | — |
| Process | 14 nm | 3 nm+79% |
| Base TDP | 65 W | — |
| Max turbo power | 88 W | — |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | — |
| Cooler included | Yes | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 36+800% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 12+200% |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 36+800% |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 3.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz+35% |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | — |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Apple 80-core GPU |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2667 | — |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 512 GB+700% |
| Memory channels | 2 | — |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 3 | — |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 24 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 920Bottom 3% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,400Bottom 3% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 830Bottom 2% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 3,000Bottom 2% | — |
| PassMark | 5,000Bottom 3% | — |
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